Anterior Cervical Triangles Flashcards
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Anterior Triangle of the neck apex, roof, and floor
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Apex=>jugular notch
Roof=>subcutaneous tissue containing the platysma
Floor=>formed by the pharynx, larynx, and thyroid gland
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Anterior triangle of the neck boundaries
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- median line of the neck
- anterior border of the SCM
- inferior border of mandible
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Submental Triangle boundaries
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- anterior and posterior bellies of digastric
- hyoid
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Submental triangle apex, base, and floor
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- apex=>mandibular symphesis
- base=>hyoid
- floor=>mylohyoid muscle
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Submental triangle contents:
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- submental lymph nodes
- anterior jugular vein
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Submandibular triangle boundaries
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- inferior mandible
- anterior and posterior digastric muscles
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Submandibular triangle floor
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- mylohyoid
- hypoglossus muscle
- middle pharyngeal constrictors
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Submandibular triangle contents:
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- submandibular gland
- CN XII
- nerve to mylohyoid
- parts of fascial A and V
- submental artery
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Carotid triangle boundaries
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- superior belly of omohyoid
- posterior belly of digastric
- anterior border of SCM
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Carotid Triangle Contents:
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-common carotid artery
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Muscular triangle boundaries
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- Superior belly of omohyoid
- Anterior belly of SCM
- median plane of neck
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Muscular triangle contents:
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- Infrahyoid muscles
- thyroid and parathyroid glands
